"We wanted to acknowledge the hard work and accomplishments of all of our employees in 2012. During today's biweekly All Hands meeting, we surprised our employees with iPad Minis as a small gesture of the company's gratitude for their contributions," she said.

There are 3,458 full-time employees at LinkedIn, according to Canfield, which means LinkedIn spent a pretty penny for its generous gift.

Canfield confirmed that the employees received the 32 GB model, which retails for $429.

Let's hope LinkedIn cut a deal with Apple, because at full price that many iPad minis would cost $1.48 million.